The new Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team recently took their Southern Spars and Future Fibres rigged VO65 yacht out for a sail, preparing for next year’s The Ocean Race. The Foundation will not only be sailing with a team in the Race, but also contributing…
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Congratulations to the kiwi pair Peter Burling and Blair Tuke who won the 49er Sailing World Championship this weekend, for a historic sixth time! The duo, who plays a key part in the Emirates Team New Zealand America’s Cup defence team, defended…
Southern Spars, together with Future Fibres, is proud to be a part of this groundbreaking project with BlackCat Superyachts for the introduction of the new BlackCat 30 meter design. This will be the third model of the groundbreaking BlackCat range, designed…
Well renowned Yacht Designer, Malcolm McKeon, Owner’s Rep Gregory Monks and Southern Spars’ Head of Superyacht Sales, Paul MacDonald all come together to deliver their approach on choosing the right components to fit the colossal 60m high performance sloop. They speak…
Southern Spars new run of VO65 masts passed their first test, helping Mapfre carve seven minutes off the Round the Isle of Wight record. The seven teams took off around the race course which was the setting for the foundation…
New Zealand won a further two medals in an outstanding second day of team pursuiting at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Hong Kong. The quartet of Nick Kergozou, Dylan Kennett, Piet Bulling and Regan Gough won the silver…
Southern Spars builds world beating masts for yachts from 11-foot foiling moths, to 280-foot superyachts and everything in between. Our passion, technology, design and performance give you the results. We have produced masts for the top performing one-design fleets around…
Southern Spars rigged yachts fill the podium of the Rolex Sydney-Hobart for the eighth consecutive year. Perpetual Loyal, Giacomo and Scallywag stepped out in front of the fleet in the predominantly heavy downwind and reaching conditions, all beating the old…
Much like the TP52 teams themselves, Southern Spars is always pushing to find gains performance. Over the past 12 months, serious work has gone in to see where we can make improvements, and we are pleased to announce that the…
Comache’s watch captain and renowned offshore sailor, Tony Mutter, credits the team at Southern Spars for their work in helping the 100 foot maxi smash the Trans-Atlantic record. On the way to breaking the record, the Verdier-VPLP 100 footer, experienced…